Angelia,

My hubby is very clautrophobic and was worried about the treatments and how he was going to get thru them. First of all, the mask is mesh so you can see thru it and they cut openings for your mouth, etc.

Bill was able to go thru the treatments just fine as he learned coping skills and going "somewhere else" during the treatments. He did it without meds which is good as his treatments were twice a day and that would have been problematic.

You can do this...you are stronger than you think!

Deb


Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill